HW:  In July this year, 3 Mile Scream recruited new bassist Aries Kapnias – how is the new line up working for you?
MM: We are really happy with our new line up.  It was sad to part ways with Mike Marino but we have now a more coherent sense of kinship which is working out really well for us.

HW: You released your full length debut album “A Prelude to Our Demise” through Corporate Punishment Records last November.  Are you working on any new material at the moment for a follow up album?
MM: We have already recorded the new album.  It s called; “A Glimpse Of Hope” and it has continued in the same direction as "Mourning The Lost", "Dare To Question" and "Our Blackened Sun".  It is as heavy as we possibly could make it while staying as melodic as we possibly could.  We have some real sing along choruses on this one which I am very pleased with.
We are currently waiting for our Label to tell us that they are ready to release it because we most certainly are.

HW: During November and December 2007 3 Mile Scream are touring in Canada – any plans to tour further abroad?
MM: We are currently at a stage where we have stretched our wings as far as we can independently.  We have tried to conquer as much of our own country on our own but now we need the assistance of a Booking Agency who could helps us get onto some package deals which would brings us into the US Market which is where we most definitely need to be.

HW: On your myspace page there is a comment from D.Randall Blythe (Lamb of God) describing your music as “artfully orchestrated brutality” – how did it feel to get such a compliment from someone you list as one of your influences?
MM: We have met Randy a number of times but none of them were as nerve racking as the first.  I was terribly nervous because I knew that he was attending my jam…but after meeting him for five minutes I was comfortable because he was so easy going and relaxed.  When he left Montreal to head back home we gave him a copy of the CD and a few days later we got an emailed quote about the album.  We were all ecstatic and honored to read these words about us from the hand of a man we all idolized.  

HW: 3 Mile Scream have released a video for “Our Blackened Sun” – who was the director you worked with on this video?
MM: The director was Chad Archibald (ARISE AND RUIN) and we shot it in Ontario over one day.  It was a great experience and we have been getting some great feedback from it.

HW: Did the band have much input/ideas for the making of this clip?
MM: We had seen the video which he had made for Arise and Ruin and we told him that we wanted something with in the same vein as that.  As it turns out we filmed the video in the same building as theirs…just in a different location.

HW: The video for “Our Blackened Sun” was in the Cravefest Video awards in the Best Video Category, coming in at #41 in a worldwide competition – that’s quite an achievement! Were you happy with this result?
MM: Wow!  I had no Idea!!! I think that is great…

HW: This video also premiered on Much Music in October – have you received a good response to this?
MM: We have!  They have played the video a few times since and a lot of our fans are telling us they saw it and that is the reason why they made it out to a live performance because they were so impressed by the video.

HW: You guys have a 3 Mile Scream guitar pick through In Tune Guitar Picks – did you guys come up with the design for this?
MM: It happened to be a leftover design for a T-shirt…we just recycled it.  

HW: Are these picks available for purchase or are they just for the use of you guys?
MM: As for right now they are only for the guitarist…but we have been getting a lot of compliments and replies seeking them so I believe that we will begin to sell them shortly.

HW: Thanks for your time – enjoy the rest of your upcoming shows – keep thrashing!!
MM: That’s what we do best…after drinking!